Exploring the Earth with Math and Science Theme of NOMSTA Conference

'Exploring the Earth with Math and Science' Theme of NOMSTA Conference

TAHLEQUAH - Northeastern State University will host the fourth-annual Northeastern Oklahoma Mathematics and Science Teacher Association (NOMSTA) Conference on January 28 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the NET Building and the University Center (Tahlequah campus).

Open to PK-12 teachers, education students, administrators, and other mathematics and science educators, the conference provides a variety of educational opportunities related to K-12 science and math. Presentations and exhibits will be provided by NSU faculty, K-12 teachers, NSU students, National Geographic, the Solid Waste Institute of Northeastern Oklahoma, Ag in the Classroom, the Tulsa Air and Space Museum, and the National Energy Foundation. Participants will be able to engage in hands-on, interactive sessions throughout the conference.

The keynote speakers, Angelo Casaburri and Lisa Ogle, Aerospace Education Specialists from NASA's Aerospace Education Services Program, will conduct a live downlink with Johnson Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center and present information from NASA's Earth Science program. The keynote address, "NASA's Vision to Inspire," will focus on ways NASA is inspiring the next generation of explorers. Highlights of the presentation include the Digital Learning Network and a variety of NASA Education resources available to educators.

The specialists will conduct a hands-on session in the afternoon, in which participants will learn about NASA's Mission Geography. Mission Geography is about using geography and NASA's photographs and images of our planet from the unique perspective of Earth orbit to study our planet. The three publications, Mission Geography K-4, Mission Geography 5-8, and Mission Geography 9-12, contain curriculum support materials focused on the development of key grade-level-appropriate geography skills, including remote sensing and map/image interpretation.

Individuals attending the conference will learn about important resources for math and science education as well as the benefits of membership in the NSU Chapter of the National Science Teacher Association. Participants may earn six hours of professional development.

Registration begins in NSU's NET Building Auditorium Lobby at 8:30 a.m. There is a $15 registration fee for K-12 teachers and administrators and college/ university faculty, and a $10 registration fee for college/university Undergraduate students.

NOMSTA was developed from NSU Mathematics and Science Teacher Enhancement Project (MASTEP), a National Science Foundation funded program. For more information about the upcoming NOMSTA Conference or how to join the organization, visit the NOMSTA web site.

1/25/2006

Published: 2006-01-25 00:00:00